Sherwin-Williams → Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Cruising SW 6782
The closest Benjamin Moore colour is Pacific Palisades (762), at ΔE 1.40 — near-exact.
Pacific Palisades is a genuine substitute. At ΔE 1.40 the difference is smaller than most people can see on a wall, and smaller than the shift between two batches of the same colour.
Why people switch between Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore
Most people comparing Sherwin-Williams to Benjamin Moore are not shopping for a new colour. They have already chosen one, and then hit a price difference or a painter who buys from a single supplier. The question is what goes on the wall instead.
How close Pacific Palisades really is
- Delta E (CIEDE2000)
- 1.40near-exact
- LRV
- 20.07Sherwin-Williams is 18.54
- Hex
- #008299#018498 in Sherwin-Williams
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore publish LRV against their own measurements, and here the two disagree with the swatches: Pacific Palisades reads slightly darker than Cruising in colour space while carrying the higher published LRV. Treat LRV as comparable within a brand, not across two.
Other Benjamin Moore options
Worth knowing if Pacific Palisades is discontinued locally, or if you want to shift the colour slightly warmer or cooler.
- Salzburg Blue 755ΔE 2.02 · very close · Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.5 points higher.
- Caribbean Blue Water 2055-30ΔE 3.34 · very close · The candidate is darker, more muted.
- Surf Blue 2056-30ΔE 3.91 · close · The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
Matches in every other brand
See Sherwin-Williams Cruising SW 6782 matched across all 13 brands →